Dessert · Simmered
Hui Douzi (Gray Pea Dessert)
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The peas are boiled down using wood-ash water rather than plain water — softening them into a smooth, naturally sweet paste.
Gray field peas are simmered slowly, often with wood-ash water, until they break down into a soft, sandy-textured, naturally sweet paste, served warm or cold.
Why it's made this way: The wood-ash cooking method reflects an older, resourceful Gansu technique for softening tough dried peas.
Roughly what's in it
180kcal
5gprotein
38gcarbs
1gfat
Estimated per typical street-vendor portion — not lab-tested.
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